RWE has been awarded a 495 MW Electrical energy Enterprise License (EBL) by the Ministry of Commerce, Trade & Power of South Korea to develop the Seohae offshore wind undertaking, off the coast of Taean County.
The license grants RWE its first unique improvement rights for offshore wind in South Korea because the firm opened an workplace in Seoul in 2021.
The award of an EBL, a compulsory requirement that allows firms to generate and provide electrical energy in Korea, is a big milestone for RWE within the improvement of its first South Korean offshore wind undertaking, stated the corporate.
“This primary Electrical energy Enterprise Licence is a key milestone within the additional improvement of our Seohae offshore wind undertaking. As RWE, we’re devoted to delivering clear, sustainable renewable vitality and serving to to attain Korea’s renewable vitality targets. We want to thank the Korean authorities and native stakeholders for his or her belief in us and for supporting our undertaking,” stated Sven Utermöhlen, CEO of RWE Offshore Wind.
The subsequent step within the improvement of the Seohae undertaking is to work with native suppliers to proceed Engineering and Environmental Influence Evaluation research and interact with the native county and the Korea Electrical Energy Company (KEPCO) to plan and safe a grid connection settlement.
The 495 MW Seohae offshore wind farm is deliberate to be constructed roughly 45 kilometres off the coast of Taean County in South Korea’s Chungcheongnam Province.
RWE has established an offshore wind undertaking improvement pipeline of three GW in South Korea which can help the nation’s transition to web zero by 2050, in line with the corporate.
The agency’s South Korean improvement portfolio consists of the abovementioned Seohae undertaking in Taean County, the 510 MW Neulsaem Ui undertaking within the waters off Shinan County, and the two GW Hanee Baram undertaking in Incheon.
RWE has additionally established an offshore wind co-development partnership with Hyundai Engineering & Development.
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